I often talk with people who at one time or another were active networkers. Either intentionally or unintentionally they stop networking. For some reason these former networkers are sometimes more apprehensive than new networkers to get back out there. My guess is that they think that their absence somehow reflects negatively on their credibility.

 

In reality getting back out there is a breeze. You already know people and they'll be excited to see you, they'll want to catch up and will probably be eager to introduce you to new networkers that you may not have met during your absence.

 

You just need to pick-up where you left off. Before you know it nobody will even remember you were missing. Did you used to be really active in the Chamber of Commerce or another active networking group? Get back out there. You'll be glad you did.

 

Of course what prompted this post was my blogging absence. One thing lead to another and before I knew it it had been over 2 months since my last post! One friend and fellow blogger even wrote an obituary memorializing the death of my blog.

 

Just like getting back out there and networking it only takes one post for me to be a blogger again. After a few more posts most of you won't even remember that I took such a long unintentional blogging vacation.

 

Check back soon! There's more to come.

 

Happy Networking!

 

Scott Ingram